The Bulletin

Chamber, schools look to bump area's college grad rates

Posted on July 20, 2015

Business and education leaders announced Monday a plan to tackle the First Coast’s low college-graduation rate.

JAXUSA Partnership teamed up with the presidents of the local colleges to organize Earn Up, an initiative that will study the best practices for helping people earn college degrees or work certification. The program will use about $600,000 in grants over the course of three years. The largest amount, $175,000, comes from the Lumina Foundation. ...Read More​​

About Earn Up

A growing collaborative of 25+ regional partners working together to ensure that all Northeast Florida citizens have the opportunity to obtain a certificate or degree that will help them become better equipped to tackle the region's workforce needs.